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Class: Teleostei
Order: Myctophiformes
Family: Myctophidae Lanternfishes
Subfamily: Lampanyctinae
Genus: Bolinichthys

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7 species
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Max. Length 9.1 cm SL

 
Bolinichthys distofax
[]

Photo by SFSA

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 4.6 cm SL
Bolinichthys indicus (Nafpaktitis & Nafpaktitis, 1969)

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Bolinichthys indicus
[Lanternfish]

Photo by Dubosc, J.

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 5 cm SL
Bolinichthys longipes (Brauer, 1906)

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Bolinichthys longipes
[Popeye lampfish]
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Max. Length 4.1 cm SL

 
Bolinichthys nikolayi
[Nikolay's lanternfish]

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Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 7.3 cm SL
Bolinichthys photothorax (Parr, 1928)

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Bolinichthys photothorax
[Spurcheek lanternfish]
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Max. Length 9.2 cm SL

 
Bolinichthys pyrsobolus
[Fiery lanternfish]

Photo by JAMARC

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 11.7 cm SL
Bolinichthys supralateralis (Parr, 1928)

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Bolinichthys supralateralis
[Stubby lanternfish]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Bolinichthys distofax Eastern Atlantic 9.1 SL 1975
Bolinichthys indicus Lanternfish Eastern Atlantic 4.6 SL 1969
Bolinichthys longipes Popeye lampfish Indian Ocean 5 SL 1906
Bolinichthys nikolayi Nikolay's lanternfish Southwest Pacific. 4.1 SL 1978
Bolinichthys photothorax Spurcheek lanternfish Eastern Atlantic 7.3 SL 1928
Bolinichthys pyrsobolus Fiery lanternfish Indo-Pacific. 9.2 SL 1890
Bolinichthys supralateralis Stubby lanternfish Eastern Atlantic 11.7 SL 1928



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